Recaps

Ye Ruan was bitten while the team escaped the Research Institute, and Gu Cheng stayed by him as the infection worsened. Ye Ruan reached W Island for treatment, but after he woke, Gu Cheng’s Arctic mission left him missing and under Bai En’s control.

• Ye Ruan and the team uncovered Li Luo’s experiments on researchers and a pregnant woman, then escaped the Research Institute as a malformed monster pursued them.
• Ye Ruan was bitten while protecting Yang Xiaomian, and Nan Han warned that he might become a Level Three Zombie within days.
• As Ye Ruan’s infection spread, Gu Cheng restrained and cared for him, feeding him blood and keeping the team together on their journey.
• Ye Ruan attacked the team after his restraints broke, but Lu Yao tranquilized him, and the group reached an airport and flew to W Island.
• Xu Chu began an experimental treatment for Ye Ruan, who briefly responded to Gu Cheng, while Li Tuantuan’s blood offered hope of resisting the virus.
• Gu Cheng proposed to Ye Ruan, then left with a ten-person team for the Arctic to retrieve research on the virus.
• Nearly a month later, Ye Ruan’s virus had cleared, but Bai En escaped, and Ren Fei’er revealed that Gu Cheng was missing and controlled through his chip.
• Ye Ruan woke and called Ye Qingman Mom, while Fang Ci and the others waited out a blizzard after Gu Cheng transformed into a wolf and attacked them.

Ye Ruan reunited with Gu Cheng in Murmansk after Gu Cheng lost his memories, then stayed by him until surgery removed the Chip and restored their relationship. They married, reunited with Ye Ruan’s family, and welcomed the New Year while preparing for future missions.

• Ye Ruan killed Bai En, traveled with Lu Yao to Murmansk, and reunited with Yu Jingjing and the others at an outpost.
• Gu Cheng woke with his memories scrambled by the Chip, transformed into a giant wolf, and fled until Ye Ruan and the others restrained him.
• Ye Ruan cared for Gu Cheng through his confusion and aggression, while their time together gradually rekindled Gu Cheng’s feelings.
• After a blizzard delayed their return, Gu Cheng and Ye Ruan traveled back to the base, where Xu Chu operated to remove the Chip.
• Gu Cheng recovered his memories, proposed to Ye Ruan, and married him after a secret midnight date.
• Ye Ruan confronted Gu Cheng about his actions in Murmansk, then the couple settled into married life and supported Yu Jingjing after Tang Tang rejected her confession.
• Ye Ruan and Gu Cheng spent time with Ye Ruan’s younger siblings and gathered with friends and family for New Year’s celebrations.
• Xia Yue and Lu Jiayi announced Xia Yue’s pregnancy, and Ye Ruan admitted he was uneasy about another adventure before Gu Cheng promised to stay by his side.

Lou Yu and Lu Yao moved from a coercive, hostile marriage toward mutual love as they faced attacks, losses, and missions, while Ye Ruan and Gu Cheng married. Si Ning and Jiang Qing became a couple, and Fang Ci and Yang Xiaomian settled into their relationship before the teams prepared to leave W Island to fight zombies.

• Lou Yu and Ye Ruan rescued Lu Yao, but their return to base brought escalating conflict, forced marriage papers, and Lu Yao’s possessive treatment of Lou Yu.
• After years of fighting, Lou Yu secured a chance to negotiate for his freedom, and Lu Yao confessed that he loved him and wanted to start over.
• Lou Yu returned from City H, began to recognize Lu Yao’s care, and eventually admitted that he had fallen for him as they faced a zombie attack and Chi Yuan’s death.
• Lou Yu and Lu Yao reconciled, supported Ye Ruan through his infection, and later attended Ye Ruan and Gu Cheng’s wedding together.
• Si Ning and Jiang Qing searched the military airfield for Jiang Qing’s protective charm, grew closer, and confessed their feelings before spending the night together.
• Fang Ci cared for Yang Xiaomian through a fever, and the two celebrated their love as Fang Ci revealed they would soon leave W Island to help kill zombies.